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Manufacturers are ‘playing Russian roulette’ with millions of lives, according to authorities, as companies avoid recalling the “dangerous” appliances.

Now a Which? investigation found that 22 per cent of affected customers were still waiting for their machines to be repaired or replaced.

A quarter have also been told they must wait at least six months.

Which? also said Whirlpool may be giving potentially dangerous advice to mystery shoppers, telling one that their machine was not affected despite the model being listed in the safety notice.

Which? managing director of home and legal services, Alex Neill, said: "It is absolutely unacceptable that one year on, Whirlpool customers are still seeing slow, poor service and potentially receiving incorrect and dangerous advice."

There are concerns over tumble dryer safety after the fire death of Mishell Moloney

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Whirlpool told Which?: "We urge everyone who owns an Indesit, Hotpoint or Creda dryer manufactured between April 2004 and September 2015 to check if their dryer is affected and then register for a free modification if it is.

"Customers can do this using the model checker on two bespoke websites we have created safety.hotpoint.eu and safety.indesit.eu , or our dedicated freephone helpline on 0800 151 0905 for the UK, or 1800 804320 for Ireland.

"The safety of consumers is our number one priority and we are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the tumble dryer modification programme is carried out in a safe and timely manner."